Napoleon
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Napoleon

Napoleon – Four stages Carlo Buonaparte Napoleon was born in Corsica three months after it officially becoming part of France.  

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L'impératriceMarie-Louise
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Marie-Louise

Marie-Louise’ magnificent bed at Compiegne has the baldequin held by cherubs (the theme of the décor is abundance and fertility)

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Gerard_-_Napoléon_II_Roi_de_Rome
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Roi de Rome

Josephine was a widow with two children when she married Napoleon.   He was keen to have an heir but initially

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Napoleon's Bed at Malmaison
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Malmaison

Initially at Malmaison Napoleon slept in Josephine’s bed but later had a bedroom installed above his office and council chamber.

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Josephine's bed at Malmaison
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Malmaison

Five years after the ceremony which made Josephine an Empress, Napoleon decided to divorce her so he could produce an

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